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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
Ayers Hair vigor,
Mark Twain's First Lecture.
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"Twenty five years ago, when first went to Carson" said a welt. known gentleman of that city, ycstcr- day, at Il down town hotel, Mark Twain was Just beginning to come to the front as humerist, lie was a quiet, gentlcmanly sort of fellow, who could tell good story and take his liquid potations with tho boys and not show it much, even If ho would drink all day,
 "ln those early days most any sort of m entertainment brought out big crowd, aiHi when II waa auno,imcesi ono dark that Mark was to deliver lecture. for the benefit of something or other, at the Episcopal church. it was understood from the start that there would bc n perfect crush.
 Well. Mark asecndel the steps inta the pulpit about so'elock, there being n whole lot of the boys and young women, friends of his, as well as a good many old people in front, Mark made very polite bow. and then un- folded Il gigantic roll of brown paper. People thought at first it was big map, but it turned ont to hc his lee- ture written on great sheets of gro. '"'s' hi"wH paper, with an ordinary Rroeers' marking brush. After his bow he turned liis back around Ia the audience and cipned his head up to the lamp and thus read from the big sheets ns though ii would bo impoasi- blc for him sO scc any other way
 "The lecture was on The Future of Nevada, and was the funniest thing 1 ever hrard. lie prophcsicd the great rra of prosperity tha' wns before ua and sought to encourage us residents of the sagebrush region by forctclllng what appeared to be Golcondn. like taler oi Impossible mineral discover lee. Eight on the heeis of il, how ever, came tho remarkable discoveries of Virginia City, and then we thought he wasn't so far of lh his humorous predictions Many time have 1 thought of that lecture of Mark Twain. ll ought to have been pub. lishcd have read nl his books, and 1 never SAW anything in any of them better than this"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

is the king of its kind. It has the finest fibre; the most delicate flavor ; and is withal the most innocuous spe- cies of the weed that has been dis covered since Sir Walter Raleigh in- itiated the civilized world into the delights of tobacco consumption.
 And right here it may be in order to consider whether, after all, this soothing narcotic is not blessing rather than a curse. Certain it is that civilization has made unprece- dented strides since it came into gen. eral use, and it is no less undeniable that the vigor and vitality of the nations that use it have increased rather than diminished. Moreover, is it not fact that the three countries where it's consumption is most uni versal, America, Great Britain and Germany, are the most powerful in the world? And is not our own coun- try, where our grandfathers and our fathers were, and where we of this generation. are, almost to a man, smokers or chewers-I ask, are not we Americans the most active, energetic, enterprising, inventivee progressive, manly race of mortals on the planet we inhabit? Now if tobacco is the curse it is cracked up to be, instead of being what we are, would we not be be a nerveless, puny race without pride of ancestry or hope of poster ity? But whether tobacco be helpful or harmful, Louisville remains the
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
Short Stories From the Chinese.

A young tiger met an old one and snid, "I goi hold of man to-day whose upper parts were so tasteIcs1 and his neither parts 80 sour that hun gry as WAS, left him in disgust. l wonder what sort of man this could bc?" "A student who has had to buy his degree" was tho reply.
 The lord of ladcs considered n ccr- thin spirit to have been great sinner indeed, so he adjudged that he should rc-enter the world to become A poor scholar with five children.
 "Is not that rather light punish mentf" rcfponstintcd m angel.
 No" Aaid his einiinnce "1'he i've hungry children will sooh drive him mad"
 Chang and Chung mutually agreed to start a brewery. Said Chang to Chung
 "You supply the rice and will furnish the water"
 "But," queried Chung, iii the prof it's are divided according to the capi- tai embarked am afraid 1t will be difficult to apportion your share"
 "Oh, I'm not afraid" said Chang "when the brew is over give me the water you can have the remainder. !"
 A bibulous individual, on entering A restaurant, noticed that the wine cups were small. And after seating himself he gave vent to most dem0ni- acal series cf howls and grmns.
 What is the matterf' asked the startled landlord.
 "Ah,' answered the man, "my father, hal, hearty man, met his death at fl friends table by accidentally swallowing small wine cup, so when ever l see similar 0Des the memory of the sad event ovcrcomes me-
 IL is needless to say that the cup was replaced by larger one.
 A hard drinker dreamed that he had become possessed of a bottle of genuine stuff, but, determined to eD- joy 1t thoroughly, he had begun to heat 1t. During the heating process he awoke. "Iioo, hoo," he groaned. ''If 1 had known this was to happen 1 would have drunk 1t cold"
 A servant did not fill guests cup to the brim. The latter, holding 1t up, remarked: i.ss.- .
 "This cup is too deep," and broke . piece of.
 'How is tiiat!1 cried the host.
 "If the upper part can't hold liquor, of what use is it!" was the smart re- tort.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

in coming down, floor by floor, till the shipping room is reached, whence it goes forth to every market in the Union.
 One thing, however, l want to say right here, and that is that in all my wanderings through tine complex i..ass of mechanism, among the hundreds of busy workers in this model factory never saw q speck of dirt. Everything was as clean as a good housekecper's china closet, and the man who chews the brands made by the Force Tobacco Company may rely upon it that he is putting into his mouth a chew in which microscope ofa hundred thou sand diameters could not discover an atom of impurity. For my own part, I confess this is a matter of moment ous consideration. In addition to it's immaculate cleanliness, its apple pie order, its systematic management, an agreeable thing about this factory is an arrangement whereby the temper ature can be kept at any degree at any time. While I was there the ther- mometer was 97 degrees all over the city, but current of cool air was famed through the Force Tobacco Company's establishment, keeping the mercury down to s5 degrees.
 And now a word about the gentle men who compose the Force Tobacco CompaDy-which is not corporation with limited liability, but firm of men who know their business, q
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
Written for The ATkdnsotr TrGreter. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE II
 GINGER.
BY BRUKE NOT,

maiden fair with raven hair,
 And flashing jet black eyes, Upon porch, in rustic chair
 Her needle deftly plies When she hears "Ah! there," float thro' t
 air,
 And looks up in surprise. She sees youth with sanhurEed nose, And cap in sunburned hands He knickerbOckers wears which shows 'cyclist fore her stands And she waits, a-blushinE like rose, The gentleman's commands. "I'm dry and hungry, Miss" he said, And crayo Of milk measure. While am drinking 1t, bring bread And doughnuts at your leisure" She murmured, lowing low her head "I'll do so, sir, with pleasure" Upon that self-same day there passed A.tramp, both lame and old; His feet were bare, and sore, and gashed, His blood was thin and cold. He hesitated, stopped and asked
 For bread, nor was he bold. The maiden yelled: "Move on, you shirk, have no bread for you! Why don't you earn your bread by work As honest people do:" She gave her head "haughty jerk" And vanished from his view. By which you very plainly see,
 If you would "sDonge" a meal You must both young and "cheeky" be; And to do it up genteel, Must knickerbockers wear at knee And spin ye giddy wheel.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

Among the other brands of the Fo- rec Tobacco Company may be men tioncd Premium Fig" the Kentucky gentleman's chew, Big Pull" n smok- ing plug, "Good Measure" which is just what its name implies, as is also Biggest and Best" chew for the millions
 The sales of this factory have go far this year far exceeded the entire out put of 1886, and every indication points to steady future increase pro- portiOnate with the merits of the men and the goods they make.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

the Louisville "tobacco breaks" the most impressive mart scene in the world.
 The leaf comes here from the coun- try packer in hogsheads. In the plant CTS barn it is ''prized" into SO compact mass that every hogshead weighs the best half oi a ton. The planter ships to one of the eleven great warehouses here, whose proprietors are factors or commission merchants. It then goes on the "breaks" and is auctioned off hogshead by hogshead to the highest bidder.
 What are "the breaks?" Let me first explain that there are a number of official inspectors, one of whom, on the very morning this or that hogs head is to be put up," comes along with his gang of big strapping negro bucks, who lift the slaves clean off the big yellow cylinder of prized leaf iu- side, and thrust great sharp iron cleavers, big as crow bars. into the bulk at various places, and thus the mass is riven apart so that samples may be drawn. This breaking of the hogs heads has caused the sales to be called "breaks." The inspector takes num- Der of "hands.' as the punches of leaf are termed, and putting them all to- gether, ties them in a new and larger bunch, to which he attaches label showing the number of the hogshcad and which, after his official seal in wax has been affixed, becomes "sam- pie"
 This sample is then laid on the top of the hogshead to await the sale Every hogshead which it is proposed to offer on that particular day is thus uncovered and sampled. and now all is ready for the arrival of the auc- tioneer with the crowd of bidders and buyers at his heels. The latter are here from every country under the sun. The bidding is SO brisk that in less than minute the hogshead is sold. So soon as the offered hogsheads in one warehouse are sold, away rush auctionecr and buyers to another ware- house, and so on till the grand round is made
 After the sales the farmer consults with his factor (the warehouseman) and if the figures at which his hogs heads were knocked off meet his views, he walks in and gets his money, less commission and reasonable charges. But if he think the price of any single hogshead is too low, he has right to reject the bid, but must give prompt notice of rejection to the purchaser on that very day.
 And so, day after day, year after year, the big sale goes on. But what becomes of the tobacco after it leaves the warehouse? Some goes to Europe, some to Africa but the bulk goes to American manufacturers. How is it manufactured? Come with me, and I will take you to the model factory of this great tobacco city, where you will see how "plug" is made; and will also make you acquainted with some gentlemen who know all the "ins and outs" of converting raw leaf into delicious chews. We will go to the factory of the "Foree Tobacco Con-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
Horrors of the oallevs.

i The life ot tho French galley slavcs [ of the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
 turies, says the New York Comme,cta,
 Advertiser, has been thus described by Admiral tie la Gaviere; "They place
 seven men on each bcnch--that is Co
 say, in space ten feet long by four feet wide, They are so packed away
 that you can see nothing from stern to bow but the heads ot the sailors, The captain and the officers arc not much better oil. When the scaS ovcrtakc the galleys, when tho north wind howls along the coast, or when the sirocco dampens the passengers with its deadly moisture, all these make the galley ' perfect hell. The Amenta- tions of the ships company, the shrieks of the sailors, the horrible bowling of the convictS, the grooming of the timhers, mixed with tho clank. ing of the chains and the natural noises ot the storm, produce an effect that will territY the bavost ot men , Even the calm has its inconvenience
 The horrid smells arc so powerful that you cannot withstand them, despite tho fact that you use tobacco in some shape AeM morning tn night" Can-- dcmncd in l1ol to serve iu the gallcyS of France on account of being Prot eStant, Jean Martclle dc BugeiNc died in l7i1 at Galenburg, on the Gueldre, at the age of ninety five. He says: "All the eonVictS are chained Ia n bench; these benches are four feet apart and covered with hag stuffed with wool, on which is thrown Il shccpskin, The oVorsccr, who k tho master of the slaves. remains ait, near the captain, to receive his orders, There are two .oVersecrs- ono amidships, the other on tho bow, Each one of them k armed with a whip, which he exercises on the naked bodies ot the crew. When the cap tain orders the boat oh. the oVerstcr gives signal :i'om E silver whistle which han from his neck This Is repeated by tho two others, and al once the slaves strike the water. Ono would say the Any oars are but one,
 Imagine six men chained to bench, naked as they were born. one foot on the footrest. the other hncel against the seat In front, holding in their hands an oar of enormous weight. stretching their bodies out and extend ing their arms forward toward the backs of those before them, who have the same attitude, The oar thus ad- vanccd. they raise the end they hold in their hands, so thnt the other end -;ni plunge into the ~aa. 1'ha: ,'oH', they throw themselves back and fall oh their seats, which bend on reeeiy- ing them Sometimes the slaves row
 ten, twelve, or even twenty hours at a time, without the slightest rclnXa- tion. The oVersccr or some one else on such occasions puts into the mouth of the unfi rttlnatc rowcr morscl of bread -tcepcd with wire to prevent his iainting, If by chance one falls overheard which often happens hr + beaten until he k supposed to hr dead and then thrown overheard with out ceremony"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

pany," because it is one of the finest, most modern, best equipped and best managed in America.
 Arriving at the corner of Fifteenth and Rowan streets, we enter an elegant counting room, whose esthetic ap- pointments and exquisite furnishings are unsurpassed west of New York City. It is certainly the finest office in the city of Louisville. The first
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

place where the most of it gets from the field and barn into the swim of commerce. And no city in the Union
 mas feature of greater interest to the
 visitor than this city has in its tobacco
 mar ket, which has taken possession of end monOpolized large district in Ethe very heart of the city. Talk ebout the French market of New Or
 leans! That great conglomeration of
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Lou,svills. Ky.

This hotel, having recently changed hands, has been refitted and refur- nished throughout, supplied with heaters, baggage and passenger ele- vators, electric bells and all modern copveDieDces. It is located within a square of all the theaters and Is first class in every respect. Terms e2 per day. Captain J. T. Ritchey, proprie- tor; W. s. Miller, J. P. Duffy, clerks
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

Adyies ts nsthsrs. Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup should always Dc used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, ailays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for diarrhea- Twenty five cents bottle.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
CHURCH NOTES.

The next Annual Council Of the
Diocese of w. Va, meets in st.
Paurs P. f. Church. Weston, June
1st
Rev. Frank MCGEE will preach at
Wiltshire's school house, next Sun
day afternoon at half past three
o'clock.
Glass of twenty persons were con-
firmed by Bishop Peterkin. at Zion
P f. Church last Sunday morning.
The Bishop preached in the morn
ing at and at night.
The sermons preached by mem
bers of the Winchester Presbytery
during its session here last week
and on Sunday, wee all character
lied by ability and evangelical truth
especially those of Rev. A. G. Hop
kins. D. D.. of Charlestown, w. Va,
Sabbath morning in NJ. f. Church
South and in the Presbyterian
Church that night.-There are few,
if any, better thinkers and reasoners
in the pulpit of any State than Rev.
DR.. A. C. Hopkins.-Warren Sentt-
mel.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

We regret to learn of the death at
his residence in Middleway, on
Tuesday, May Bird, of DIR. Solomon
A. Bates-for many years past a
practising physician of that town
and a gentleman proverbial for gen.
erous nclinations-especially for
his kind ministrations and profess
sional attention to the poor. DIR.
Bates was q native of King and
Queen county, Virginia, graduated
in Medicine at Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, in a class
with DR.. John ID. Starry Of this
town. He married sister OF MIR.
John G. Shirley of our county court
and is seventy years old. He was
buried in Middleway on Wednes-
dav.-Free Press
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

On Yesterday Mr.. Faulkner was
declared "duly elected Senator. "
The Constitution of this State pro-
vides; "No Judge, during his term
of office, shall hold any other office
or public trust under this or any
other government, and the accep-
lance thereof shall vacate his judi
cial office; nor shall he during his
continuance therein, be eligible to
any political office" The Federal
Constitution provides only, that a
Senator shall be thirty years of age
and been nine years a citizen of the
United States, and shall, when elect.
ed, be an inhabitant of the State for
which he is chosen"
1t has been repeatedly decided
that State cannot disqualify per-
son made eligible by the Federal
Constitution, and hence there is no
difficulty on this score. But 1T is
evident that under the State Consti-
tuition Mr.. Faulkner cannot be
Judge and Senator at the same time.
Inasmuch as Governor Wilson de-
MES the validity of his election, and
will not issue his credentials, 1t
seems evident that a judge for this
circuit will not be appointed until
Faulkner resigns. The whole affair
is in a very unsatisfactory condi-
ton, to say the least, but Faulkner
is not responsible. The regular
term of our court commences on the
18th. A special judge can be elect
ed by the lawyers only to fill the
place of an existing Judge, and after
Mr.. Faulkner's resignation there
will be no judge in this circuit until
one is appointed. We are inclined
to tue belief that the May term of
our Circuit Court will not be held
unless Faulkner resigns promptly
and the governor makes an appoint
ment without any delay.
There is another suggestion in
this connection. If Mr. Faulkner
actsIas judge after the Legislature
has declared he is a Senator, then it
may be argued that his so acting
was 4 refusal to accept the Senator
ship.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
JOSEPH MYERS.
From the Spirit:

Rev. VIM. C. White, of Hampden-
Sidney, has been dismissed by GER
tificate, at his own request, from
West Hanover Presbytery to Lex,
ington Presbytery, that he may &C
cept a call rendered him by the
Warm Springs church, Bath county.
We are glad to announce that the
Charlestown Musical ASSOCIATION
propose to give another grand con-
cert on or about Msy 9th, and we
are fully assured that it will be equal
in merit to the last one. The pro-
gramme will consist of choice cho-
ruses, solos. Duets, quartettes, DC,
both instrumental and vocal, and we
can, thus far in advance bespeak fol
the Association full house on the
occasion. This Association is com
posed of some of the finest musical
talent in our town, and no effort will
be spared by them to furnish our cit
liens a rich musical treat. AS be-
fore. the concert will be under the
supervision of Madam Ruhl, whose
name alone is a sufficient guarantee
that.the coming concert will be sue
cess. Particulars hereafter.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

This paper was established to give
the people that character of inform
alton which certain class of poll
ticians try to keep from them, and
we have not the space to print one
tenth of what we feel ought to be
published.
The larger the circulation of the
DEMOCRAT, the more intelligently will
our people vote; the more intelli-
gently they vote, the wiser will be
our laws; the wiser the laws, the
more prosperous will be our State.
The DEMoCRAT is already more gen
orally read throughout the State
and reaches greater number Ofper-
sons in West Virginia than any
other publication. The good that
il is doing, and has done, is seen
and felt every day. While unpopu-
lar with politicians, who seek office
by deception and by unclean meth
DDS. the number Of its readers has
increased with every issue, and the
present demand for it is conclusive
that the rank and file do not propose
to follow any longer those newspa-
pers whose opinions change with
the financial exigenc,es of their edi-
tors"
1t is entirely within reach for the
DEKoCRAr to become the most infu-
entail journal in the United States.
In this age of railroads and tele-
Oraphs it matters very little where
a newspaper be located; its success
depends on the brains and honesty
of purpose behind it.
If those who have Intelligence
enough to appreciate the value to
them Of such 4 paper as this; II
those intelligent enough to distin-
quish between a public and a pri-
waite paper; if those who can distin-
guish a journal edited for profit from
a journal edited to propagate cor
rect views, will exert their influence
to enlarge its audience, the DEMO
Graf will soon become what Its
founders intended it should be-a
paper trusted, respected and read
by the more thoughtful men in every
par. of the country Such paper
is needed.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

and sincere as we claim to be, but
desire this conflict now to cease;
they did not have before them the
same facts which controlled the con-
duct of those who prevented his
election; we feel sure, if these facts
had been before them they would
have acted differently. We reeOg-
nize that Mr.. Camden's personal
friends were anxious to effect his
election and were induced to make
great sacrifices to procure it. To
these gentlemen, we say,-Let by
cones be bygones; we will go as FAR
as any one to heal the wounds and
To reconcile differences. Respecting
Mr.. Camden,-we appreciate that
he considers himself unjustly treat
ed. and we are not surprised that he
suspects the motives of those who
prevented his election. To him We
say, Judge others rs you would
have them Judge you" Depend
upon it. God has made some men
whose anxiety for the public good
outweighs their desire for pecuniary
gain or personal promotion. Let
the past rest.
But it has come to us, that GER
tain other gentlemen propose to de
clare a personal war against all who
resisted Mr.. Camden's election. We
desire this conflict to now cease
it is to the interest of all that it
should cease, ana all right-minded
men will cooperate to bring about
good feeling. But let it be under
stood that we are to have no martyrs.
No man is to be punished for OPP
posing Mr.. Camden. We are willing
for peace on these terms; self-re-
spect fOrbids it on any other terms.
We make no threats; we have no
private grievance to ayenge; person
ally we are beyond the reach of in
iury;-we have nothing that You can
take from us, and you have nothing
to give that we want. We can afford
to be independent. We desire this
matter to drop, but, if war be de
clared against any one of the gen
tlemen who prevented Mr.. Camden's
election. we shall champion his
cause before the peOple:-the people
are with the Twelve" They de-
serve public confidence, and it only
requires little exertiOn to raise a
tornado of popular Indignation
against those who desire to use the
machinery OF our party, not to pro-
mote sound Democratic principles,
but, to advance the personal for
tunes of few individuals.